23 Hilarious Food Realities Only People Who Have Visited Israel Understand

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I might be biased, but I firmly believe that the best part of traveling to a new country is the cuisine. For me, eating is all about the experience, and each culture has a different feeling associated with its native foods.

Israel is a melting pot of cuisines, from African, to Turkish, to Iraqi, to Moroccan and beyond. In addition, the mixture of Sephardic and Ashkenazi cooking has a huge impact on the culinary palette of the country.

Since eating in Israel is an experience in and of itself, I’ve compiled a list describing what it’s like to sit down for an Israeli meal.

You know you’re eating in Israel when…

1. It’s impossible to get water when you’re sitting at a restaurant.

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It doesn’t help that you’re always sitting outside in the 100° heat.

2. The only three Hebrew words you use on a daily basis are slicha (sorry, excuse me), mayim (water) and heshbon (check).

It’s basically the best coffeeshop ever: each item in the store costs on 5 shekels (less than $2). That means 10 sheks for breakfast. Plus, they’re pretty hard to miss because there’s one located on nearly every corner. Just follow the giant coffee on a stick.

Did I mention that Cofix Bar is a thing? Yeah, 5 shekel shots or a 5 shekel beer (even 5 shekel wine). #score